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Email: info@writingstudio.co.za
Mobile: + 27 72 474 1079
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Daniel E. Dercksen/ The Writing Studio 
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WE BELIEVE THAT SUCCESS IS MEASURED IN RESULTS, AND THAT THE SATISFACTION OF OUR WRITERS, FILMMAKERS AND PRODUCERS WILL RESULT IN SUCCESS.

JUST WRITE IT

If 2009 was the year of pursuing and exploring your writing talent and honing your writing skills, 2010 is the year to take a step in the write direction.

Whatever you do, take the write action and turn thoughts into words.  Express yourself through words and communicate the uniqueness of your culture, history and experience with the world.

2010 marks the 16th year of The Writing Studio's existence.

The Writing Studio
is a leading independent training initiative in Africa that empowers writers and filmmakers and fosters the growth of the film and television industries, theatre, journalism and publishers in South Africa.

The Writing Studio is committed to the art of writing and the craft of filmmaking, turning ideas into words, and words into images and action.

The Writing Studio celebrates the art and craft of filmmaking, offering an informative and educational exploration of the world of film.

The Writing Studio supports arts and culture with updated information on live theatre and performance art throughout South Africa.

The Writing Studio presents regular workshops in scriptwriting, creative writing, filmmaking and film directing throughout South Africa, as well as a Correspondence Course for writers.

The Writing Studio serves as an agency for scriptwriters; it develops scripts, represent writers locally and abroad, and facilitates the needs between writers and filmmakers.

Celebrating a decade of creative freedom in South Africa, The Writing Studio

TRANSFORM WORDS INTO ACTION

EMPOWERS AND EMANCIPATES
SOUTH AFRICAN WRITERS


DEVELOPS SCRIPTS FROM FIRST DRAFT
TO A PROFESSIONAL DRAFT READY FOR PRODUCTION

FACILITATES THE NEEDS BETWEEN
WRITERS AND FILMMAKERS

REPRESENTS SOUTH AFRICAN WRITERS
LOCALLY AND ABROAD


Writers have the freedom to express their culture, history and experience.

Filmmakers and producers have freedom of choice to turn individual expression into universal communication.

THE WRITING STUDIO
* Presents workshops for writers to explore their writer's voice, command the process of writing a story from initial idea to final draft, and develop first drafts into professional drafts that are ready for the marketplace.
* Supports the South African film, television, radio, theatre and publishing industries
* Communicates local product to local and international markets
* Encourages the exchange of ideas
* Functions as an outlet for outcome based training and development
* Serves as a resource for writers and filmmakers
* Fosters creativity and creative talent

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